I've always suspected that this is what we're dealing with but it's nice to have it in writing.
Recently a Game of Thrones director gave an interview talking about what working on the show was like and he said it was like the SNL skit -- there's a network executive in charge of tits.
It was pretty surreal. Iâ(TM)d not done anything like that in my films before. But the weirdest part was when you have one of the exec producers leaning over your shoulder, going, âoeYou can go full frontal, you know. This is television, you can do whatever you want! And do it! I urge you to do it.â So I was like, âoeOkay, well, if youâ" youâ(TM)re the boss.â
Marshall further elaborated:
This particular exec took me to one side and said, âoeLook, I represent the pervert side of the audience, okay? Everybody else is the serious drama sideâ"I represent the perv side of the audience, and Iâ(TM)m saying I want full frontal nudity in this scene.â So you go ahead and do it.
I mean, you kind of suspect it but never thought you'd hear it stated so baldly.